WO2015073193A2 - Collier à coins pour tube prolongateur de pétrole et de gaz avec antenne à basse fréquence et procédé associé - Google Patents

Collier à coins pour tube prolongateur de pétrole et de gaz avec antenne à basse fréquence et procédé associé Download PDF

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WO2015073193A2
WO2015073193A2 PCT/US2014/062377 US2014062377W WO2015073193A2 WO 2015073193 A2 WO2015073193 A2 WO 2015073193A2 US 2014062377 W US2014062377 W US 2014062377W WO 2015073193 A2 WO2015073193 A2 WO 2015073193A2
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Patricia Mackenzie
Judith Ann Guzzo
Lynn Ann Derose
Brandon Stephen Good
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    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E21—EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; MINING
    • E21B—EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; OBTAINING OIL, GAS, WATER, SOLUBLE OR MELTABLE MATERIALS OR A SLURRY OF MINERALS FROM WELLS
    • E21B19/00—Handling rods, casings, tubes or the like outside the borehole, e.g. in the derrick; Apparatus for feeding the rods or cables
    • E21B19/10—Slips; Spiders ; Catching devices
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E21—EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; MINING
    • E21B—EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; OBTAINING OIL, GAS, WATER, SOLUBLE OR MELTABLE MATERIALS OR A SLURRY OF MINERALS FROM WELLS
    • E21B19/00—Handling rods, casings, tubes or the like outside the borehole, e.g. in the derrick; Apparatus for feeding the rods or cables
    • E21B19/16—Connecting or disconnecting pipe couplings or joints
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E21—EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; MINING
    • E21B—EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; OBTAINING OIL, GAS, WATER, SOLUBLE OR MELTABLE MATERIALS OR A SLURRY OF MINERALS FROM WELLS
    • E21B19/00—Handling rods, casings, tubes or the like outside the borehole, e.g. in the derrick; Apparatus for feeding the rods or cables
    • E21B19/16—Connecting or disconnecting pipe couplings or joints
    • E21B19/165—Control or monitoring arrangements therefor
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E21—EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; MINING
    • E21B—EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; OBTAINING OIL, GAS, WATER, SOLUBLE OR MELTABLE MATERIALS OR A SLURRY OF MINERALS FROM WELLS
    • E21B47/00—Survey of boreholes or wells
    • E21B47/12—Means for transmitting measuring-signals or control signals from the well to the surface, or from the surface to the well, e.g. for logging while drilling
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E21—EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; MINING
    • E21B—EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; OBTAINING OIL, GAS, WATER, SOLUBLE OR MELTABLE MATERIALS OR A SLURRY OF MINERALS FROM WELLS
    • E21B47/00—Survey of boreholes or wells
    • E21B47/12—Means for transmitting measuring-signals or control signals from the well to the surface, or from the surface to the well, e.g. for logging while drilling
    • E21B47/13—Means for transmitting measuring-signals or control signals from the well to the surface, or from the surface to the well, e.g. for logging while drilling by electromagnetic energy, e.g. radio frequency
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01Q—ANTENNAS, i.e. RADIO AERIALS
    • H01Q1/00—Details of, or arrangements associated with, antennas
    • H01Q1/04—Adaptation for subterranean or subaqueous use
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01Q—ANTENNAS, i.e. RADIO AERIALS
    • H01Q1/00—Details of, or arrangements associated with, antennas
    • H01Q1/12—Supports; Mounting means
    • H01Q1/22—Supports; Mounting means by structural association with other equipment or articles
    • H01Q1/2208—Supports; Mounting means by structural association with other equipment or articles associated with components used in interrogation type services, i.e. in systems for information exchange between an interrogator/reader and a tag/transponder, e.g. in Radio Frequency Identification [RFID] systems
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01Q—ANTENNAS, i.e. RADIO AERIALS
    • H01Q7/00—Loop antennas with a substantially uniform current distribution around the loop and having a directional radiation pattern in a plane perpendicular to the plane of the loop

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  • the present invention relates to the oil and gas industry. More particularly, the present invention relates to an oil and gas spider apparatus with a built-in antenna arrangement and related methods for use in a riser management system that monitors and manages a plurality of marine riser assets having identification tags through utilization of the spider apparatus.
  • a riser is a string of pipe between the sea bottom and ship or rig.
  • Oil and gas riser pipe strings are assembled using a device known as a "spider.”
  • the spider feeds and connects each section of riser pipe in the string.
  • Spiders can have different configurations. Some spiders are made of a solid ring that the riser feeds through; some spiders are made of two pieces that close around a riser pipe and then feed the riser pipe through. For each configuration type of spider, the riser pipes are all fed into the spider in the same orientation.
  • riser joints which comprise the major length of the riser string, are fabricated in lengths ranging from 50' to 90'.
  • riser joints which comprise the major length of the riser string.
  • the next riser joint is then picked up and placed just over the spider, immediately above the suspended riser string.
  • the two riser sections are then joined by means of a mechanical connector.
  • riser Lifecycle Management Systems have been described, such as in co-owned United States Patent No. 8,074,720.
  • Such riser lifecycle management systems can provide asset managers a list of all the riser assets allocated to specific vessels and provide a further breakdown of those assets that are currently deployed, are on deck, or are out for maintenance, along with the expected return date; a list of upcoming scheduled maintenance events; an estimate of the amount of operational life being expanded by a particular riser asset; and an estimate of the total amount of operational life used by a particular riser asset, along with the details of the most damaging events (i.e., a certain hurricane event).
  • Such riser lifecycle management systems can include, for example, a central database that can be used by field and maintenance personnel to maintain and communicate critical riser information, and that can enhance both routine maintenance scheduling and identifying a need for an unscheduled maintenance event.
  • LF low frequency
  • Various embodiments can, for example, enhance a riser management system that monitors and manages a plurality of riser assets, e.g., marine riser assets such as, for example, riser pipes, drilling pipes, or other tubulars capable of fitting through the spider apparatus.
  • riser assets e.g., marine riser assets
  • marine riser assets such as, for example, riser pipes, drilling pipes, or other tubulars capable of fitting through the spider apparatus.
  • Various embodiments of the present invention include, for example, an apparatus.
  • the apparatus can include a riser spider to connect a plurality of riser pipe sections during assembly of a riser pipe string.
  • the riser spider can be positioned to form an annulus around a first section of the plurality of riser pipe sections and to support the first section of the plurality of riser pipe sections during connection to a second section of the plurality of riser pipe sections.
  • the apparatus can include an antenna to read a plurality of radio frequency identification tags attached to or embedded within outer surface portions of the plurality of riser pipe sections.
  • the antenna can be a single antenna or part of an antenna assembly.
  • the antenna includes an oblong loop attached to and substantially spanning about half of an internal surface of the riser spider so that the antenna follows the contour of the riser spider.
  • the riser normally carries at least two identification tags (e.g., RFID tags) radially separated from each other by at least approximately 90°.
  • a second similar hemispherical extending loop is on a second section of a split section riser spider.
  • the antenna includes an oblong loop substantially spanning the entire inner circumference of a portion of the riser spider.
  • a plurality of loop antennas are positioned along an inner circumference of either a single-piece spider or a split section riser spider to form an antenna arrangement.
  • the antenna design can be of various geometric shapes configured to provide mutual coverage along the longitudinal axis of the riser spider so that a marine tubular having a single identification tag connected to or embedded within it surface and passing through the riser spider will pass along one of the antenna and be read by an associated reader. That is, the antenna arrangement configuration can provide 360° coverage, allowing the tubular to pass through with its identification tag at any radial position (orientation) and still be read with a high degree of confidence.
  • Various embodiments of the present invention can include, for example, a method of tracking marine riser pipe sections.
  • the method can include, for example, providing a plurality of radio frequency identification tags attached to outsides of and associated with a plurality of riser pipe sections.
  • the method can include, for example, utilizing a riser spider to connect the plurality of riser pipe sections during assembly of a riser pipe string or connecting drill pipe to form a drilling string.
  • the riser spider can form an annulus around a first section of the plurality of riser pipe sections and support the first section of the plurality of riser pipe sections during connection to a second section of the plurality of riser pipe sections.
  • the method can include, for example, reading each of the plurality of, e.g., radio frequency identification tags during a feeding of the associated riser pipe section through the riser spider utilizing an antenna or antenna arrangement described above.
  • the antenna or antenna arrangement can be such that the plurality of identification tags are read regardless of their radial position with respect to the riser spider when being operationally deployed.
  • Various embodiments of the present invention can further include, for example, a method of tracking a plurality of riser pipe sections.
  • the method can include, for example, for each of a plurality of riser pipe sections, receiving riser pipe section identification data from a radio frequency identification tag attached to or embedded within an outside surface of and associated with a riser pipe section utilizing a single antenna or antenna assembly during a feeding of the riser pipe section through a riser spider during assembly of a riser pipe string to separately identify each one of the plurality of riser pipe sections from each other of the plurality of riser pipe sections.
  • the antenna or antenna arrangement can be such that the plurality of identification tags are read regardless of their radial position with respect to the riser spider when being operationally deployed.
  • the method can include, for example, determining a relative deployed position location of the each of the plurality of riser pipe sections to form the riser pipe string.
  • FIG. 1 are schematic views of the directional fields of an 125kHz RFID tag and a reader antenna according to an embodiment of the present invention
  • FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a riser and spider setup according to an embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 3 A is a perspective view of antenna placement according to an embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIGS. 3B-3F are schematic views of antenna loops having different geometric shapes that provide overlapping coverage between adjacent antenna loops for enhanced read reliability according to an embodiment of the present invention
  • FIG. 4 is a schematic block diagram of method of tracking marine riser pipe sections according to an embodiment of the present invention
  • FIG. 5 is a schematic block diagram of method of tracking a plurality of marine riser pipe sections according to an embodiment of the present invention
  • FIG. 6 is an environmental view of a system for monitoring and managing a plurality of marine riser assets according to an embodiment of the present invention
  • FIGS. 7A-7B are environmental views of a portion of the system for monitoring and managing a plurality of marine riser assets according to an embodiment of the present invention
  • FIG. 8 is a perspective view of a riser joint carrying communication and identification hardware according to an embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG 9 is top view of a schematic block diagram of an apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.
  • LF low frequency
  • One or more embodiments can, for example, enhance a riser management system that monitors and manages a plurality of riser assets, e.g., marine riser assets, drill pipe assets, etc.
  • One or more embodiments of the present invention include, for example, RFID tags, e.g., 125 kHz RFID tags.
  • exemplary 125kHz RFID tags 71 can be directional and can only be read on one side, defining a read field 151.
  • a reader antenna 153 face the 125kHz RFID tags 71 so that its read field 155 is directed toward the antenna 153.
  • such embodiment or embodiments can include one or more directional RFID tags 71, as illustrated in FIG.
  • a spider 32 which feeds and connects each section of riser pipe in the string, surrounds or envelopes each riser pipe as it is added to the string so that an inner surface 157 of the spider 32 faces the a directional RFID tag 71 positioned on a riser pipe 29 and directed outward.
  • some spiders 32 are made of two pieces 32A, 32B that close around a riser pipe 29 and then feeds the riser pipe through.
  • riser spider 32 can also pass other tubulars such as, for example, drill pipe (not shown but represented by riser pipe 29), which typically has a diameter being smaller than that of riser pipe 29.
  • drill pipe not shown but represented by riser pipe 29
  • the riser spider can be used to read and track those tubulars as well.
  • various embodiments of the present invention can include, for example, placement of an antenna arrangement comprising one or more antenna 161, 162, 163, 164, 165, and/or 166, on or embedded within an inner surface 157 of a spider 32, or a portion of spider 32A and/or 32B.
  • an antenna embodiment or arrangement can include, for example, an oblong loop 161 that follows the contour of the spider 32, or a portion of spider 32A, such as, for example, an oblong loop 161 attached to and substantially spanning about half of an inner surface 157 of a riser spider 32, or about 180 degrees of the ring defined by the spider.
  • one piece 32A of a two-piece spider 32 can include an antenna embodiment or arrangement having an oblong loop 161 that follows the contour of the riser spider to thereby provide maximum readability.
  • the oblong loop 161 need not provide 180° coverage, however, one would expect less confidence that every tag 71 passing through would be read. As such, more than one tag 71 can be utilized and/or the user can ensure that the tubular passing through the riser spider 32 is in the rotational position needed for the tag 71 to pass within the read field 155 of the reader antenna 153.
  • the distance between antenna need to be such that the antennas do not couple as would be understood by one of ordinary skill in the art.
  • the antenna design requires the absence of a vertical line separation between antenna loops. Such a separation or gap could result in a missed reading of a tag 71 attached to its associated tubular (e.g., riser, drilling pipe) as it travels through the spider 32.
  • a desirable antenna design would include no vertical gap between antenna loops.
  • FIGS. 3B-3F illustrate antenna designs can be of various geometric shapes configured to provide mutual coverage along the longitudinal axis of the riser spider 32 so that a tubular (e.g., riser pipe 39) having a single identification tag 71 (or additional tags if desired) connected to or embedded within the surface of the tubular and passing through the riser spider will pass along one of the antenna and be read by an associated reader via the reader antenna 153. That is, the antenna arrangement configuration can provide 360° coverage, allowing the tubular to pass through with its identification tag 71 at any radial position (orientation) and still be read with a high degree of confidence.
  • a tubular e.g., riser pipe 39
  • the antenna arrangement configuration can provide 360° coverage, allowing the tubular to pass through with its identification tag 71 at any radial position (orientation) and still be read with a high degree of confidence.
  • FIG. 3B illustrates an antenna arrangement having a plurality of parallelogram-shaped antenna 162 oriented so that the gap 171 does not provide a vertical pathway which a tag 71 may pass without being read.
  • Dashed line 172 represents a vertical line illustrating that this particular antenna arrangement does not have any vertical pathways resulting from the gap 171.
  • the tag will have to pass through the field 155 of at least one and possibly two of the antennae 162 in the arrangement. Note, the distance between antenna forming the gap 171 can be optimized during tuning at installation.
  • FIG. 3C illustrates an antenna 163 design having a more rectangular design but with an overhang 173 and foot 174 in order to overlap with adjacent antenna 163.
  • FIG. 3D illustrates an antenna 164 design having the shape substantially in the form of the chevron to allow overlapping positioning with adjacent antenna 164.
  • FIG. 3E illustrates an antenna 165 design having a triangular shape and having an alternating apex-up, apex-down in order to overlap with adjacent antenna 165.
  • FIG. 3F provides an example of an antenna design 166 that can have multiple antenna loops 181-183 configured to cover one spider half 32A.
  • the upper loop 181 can be in the form of a triangle.
  • the lateral loops 182, 183 can be either triangular or frustoconical. Other combinations, however, are within the scope of the invention embodiments.
  • Due to being on a spider half a tag 71 could be missed in the space between the two spider halves 32A, 32B, due to a vertical gap between adjacent lateral loops 182, 183 for the respective spider halves 32A, 32B.
  • two or more tags 71 could be installed on the riser pipe 29 or other tubular, separated by at least the width of the gap to ensure read reliability.
  • the antenna design 166 is used on only one of the spider halves 32A, 32B, as with either of the other antenna designs 161-165, two or more tags 71 with at least two of them spaced greater than 90° but less than 270° apart, can be installed to ensure read reliability.
  • FIG. 3F also illustrates an example of an antenna tuning board 184 used in both this antenna design 166 and in the previously described antenna designs 161-165.
  • the antenna designs 161-166 will typically include one tuning board per antenna or one tuning board per two antennas, although other configurations are within the scope of the present invention.
  • a vertical line separation can occur along the separation points, resulting in a reduction of reliability that a tubular having a single identification tag 71 will be read to about 96% when the rotational orientation is substantially random.
  • portions of antenna loops can be connected across the splits between section 32A, 32B, through use of antenna bridges as would be understood by one of ordinary skill in the art.
  • Embodiments of the present invention also include, for example, an apparatus.
  • the apparatus can include, for example, a riser spider 32 to connect a plurality of tubular sections, e.g., riser pipe sections 29, during assembly of, e.g., a riser pipe string.
  • the riser spider 32 can form an annulus around a first section of the plurality of riser pipe sections and support the first section of the plurality of riser pipe sections during connection to a second section of the plurality of riser pipe sections.
  • the apparatus can include, for example, an antenna arrangement including one or more of antenna 161, 162, 163, 164, 165, and/or 166to read a plurality of radio frequency identification tags 71 attached to, or embedded within, outer surface portions of the plurality of riser pipe sections 29.
  • the antenna design can include an oblong loop 161 attached to and substantially spanning about half of an internal surface of the riser spider section 32A so that the antenna follows the contour of the riser spider, and/or a similar antenna design on the other riser spider section 32B.
  • One or more of the other antenna arrangements using a plurality of antenna designs 162-165 or one or an opposing pair of antenna designs 166 can also or alternatively be used.
  • the apparatus can also include an adhesive 231 (see, e.g., FIG. 9) to attach the antenna or antenna loops to the internal surface of the spider and a protectant 230 (see, e.g., FIG. 9) to protect the antenna from an ocean environment.
  • the protectant 230 can seal the antenna or antennae to the spider inward facing surface or otherwise protect any exposed antenna or antenna component surfaces.
  • An exemplary embodiment can include use of commercially available polyetheretherketone (PEEK) or marginalized epoxy resin for subsea applications.
  • attachment of the antenna to the spider can be through clamps, wiring, and other approaches as understood by those skilled in the art.
  • the apparatus can also include a low- frequency, substantially stationary, passive reader 73 of radio frequency identification tags 71. (See, e.g., FIG. 7B.) The reader 73 can be operably connected to the reader's antenna arrangement.
  • the riser spider 32 can include two portions 32A, 32B that together close around the first section of the plurality of riser pipe sections 29 to form the annulus, with each portion comprising a semi-circumference of the annulus.
  • the riser spider 32 can also include the two portions being connected by a hinge 232 (see, e.g., FIG. 9).
  • Placement of the antenna 161, 162, 163, 164, 165, and/or 166 on the inner surface 157 of the spider 32 allows the tag 71 on the riser pipe 29 to be read as it moves through the spider 32, automatically and without manually bringing a reader to the riser pipe 29 or the riser pipe 29 to a reader, for example.
  • the exemplary embodiments of the present invention beneficially do not interfere with normal operation of the riser pipe string.
  • embodiments of the present invention advantageously provide a solution for various riser spider configurations, including both uni-piece spiders and spiders that are made of two pieces that close around a riser pipe.
  • embodiments of the present invention include, for example, a method 210 of tracking marine riser pipe sections 29.
  • the method 210 can include, for example, providing a plurality of radio frequency identification tags 71 attached to outsides of and associated with a plurality of riser pipe sections (211).
  • the method 210 can include, for example, utilizing a riser spider 32 to connect the plurality of riser pipe sections 29 during assembly of a riser pipe string (212).
  • the riser spider can form an annulus around a first section of the plurality of riser pipe sections and support the first section of the plurality of riser pipe sections during connection to a second section of the plurality of riser pipe sections.
  • the method 210 can include, for example, reading each of the plurality of radio frequency identification tags 71 during a feeding of the associated riser pipe section through the riser spider 32 utilizing an antenna (213).
  • the antenna arrangement can include either of the antenna/antenna designs 161-166, described previously, attached to or embedded within, and substantially spanning along the entire inner-facing surface of a single-section riser spider or a multi-section spider if each sections include joint double connectors connecting any antenna loops traversing the splits between riser sections 32A, 32B; about half of one or both of the inner-facing surface sections of the riser spider 32 defined by the split between riser sections 32A, 32B, so that the respective antenna or antennae follow the contour of respective portions of the riser spider 32.
  • embodiments of the present invention include, for example, a method 220 of tracking a plurality of riser pipe sections 29.
  • the method 220 can include, for example, for each of a plurality of riser pipe sections 29, receiving riser pipe section identification data from a radio frequency identification tag 71 attached to an outside of and associated with a riser pipe section utilizing an antenna during a feeding of the riser pipe section through a riser spider during assembly of a riser pipe string to separately identify each one of the plurality of riser pipe sections from each other of the plurality of riser pipe sections (221).
  • the antenna arrangement can include either of the antenna/antenna designs 161-166, described previously arranged so that the antenna or antennae follow the contour of the inner-facing surface or surfaces of the riser spider.
  • the method 220 can include, for example, determining a relative deployed position location of the each of the plurality of riser pipe sections 29 to form the riser pipe string (222).
  • FIGS. 1-9 illustrate various portions and optional configurations of an exemplary embodiment of a Riser Lifecycle Monitoring System (RLMS) 30 which provides an integrated tool designed to improve the lifecycle performance of a marine riser through the application of remote diagnostics, online asset management, and readily accessible riser asset maintenance history, and to permit remote management of riser assets, with particular emphasis on riser joints.
  • the riser lifecycle management system includes integrated hardware and software/program product components which can be combined in a central database preferably located on shore. This database can store asset information on every riser lifecycle management system equipped riser in the world. It also can permit transfer of a riser asset from one vessel to another while retaining all historic data.
  • the vessel computers in turn, can retrieve the data from sensors placed, for example, on each riser asset.
  • the riser lifecycle management system beneficially provides for acquisition of riser load history data.
  • acquisition can include gathering sensor data, multiplexing that data, and communicating it through the water column up to a vessel, while allowing for an acceptable level of fault tolerance.
  • the data acquired depends on the type of sensor used on the riser asset.
  • Such data provided by embodiments of the system can also allow for scheduled and unscheduled maintenance and for control of an associated riser tensioning system.
  • the riser lifecycle management system 30 includes portions onshore and portions at each of the vessel locations.
  • the portion of the riser lifecycle management system 30 located at an onshore or other centralized location or locations can include at least one computer to remotely manage riser assets for a plurality of separate vessel locations defining a riser lifecycle management server 51 positioned in communication with an onshore local area communication network 53.
  • the riser lifecycle management server 51 can include a processor 55 and memory 57 coupled to the processor 55.
  • the memory 57 can include, for example, program product 120.
  • the riser lifecycle management system 30 can also include a data warehouse 63 which can store relevant data on every piece of riser lifecycle management system equipped riser components anywhere in the world.
  • the data warehouse 63 is accessible to the processor 55 of the riser lifecycle management server 51 and can be implemented in hardware, software, or a combination thereof.
  • the data warehouse 63 can include at least one centralized database 65 configured to store asset information for a plurality of riser pipe sections 29, i.e., riser joints, and other riser assets of interest deployed at a plurality of separate vessel locations.
  • the asset information can include, for example, the part number, serial number, relevant manufacturing records, operational procedures, and all maintenance records (including detailed information on the nature of the maintenance), just to name a few.
  • the database 65 can also retain deployment and load history information, which can be acquired automatically from shipboard computers 41 located on each riser lifecycle management system equipped vessel 27. See also, e.g., FIG. 7A.
  • the riser lifecycle management system 30 can also include riser pipe section measurement instrument modules 91 and a subsurface communication medium 95, described herein.
  • the riser lifecycle management system 30 can also include, in communication with the onshore communication network 53, a receiver/transmitter 54 providing, for example, satellite- based communication to a plurality of vessels/drilling/production facilities each having a receiver/transmitter 44.
  • the riser lifecycle management system 30 can also include, for example, a global communication network 61 providing a communication pathway between the shipboard computers 41 of each respective vessel 27 and the riser lifecycle management server 51 to permit transfer of riser asset information between the shipboard computers 41 and the riser life cycle management server 51.
  • the portion of the riser lifecycle management system 30 located at each at each of the vessel 27 locations can include, for example, a shipboard computer 41 in communication with a local shipboard communication network 43, e.g., LAN, or local area network.
  • the shipboard computer 41 can include a processor 45, and memory 47 coupled to the processor 45.
  • the memory 47 can include, for example, program product 120.
  • At least one database 49 accessible to the processor 45 of a shipboard computer 41 is also provided which can be used to store asset information for each of the plurality of riser joints deployed from the vessel 27.
  • asset information can include riser joint identification data, riser joint deployment and location data, and riser joint load history data.
  • a receiver/transmitter 44 Also in communication with the shipboard communication network 43 is a receiver/transmitter 44 providing, for example, satellite -based communication to onshore facilities.
  • the riser lifecycle management system 30 can include offshore drilling and/or production system 21, including a deployed riser pipe or conductor defining a riser string 23 extending between subsea wellhead system 25 and a floating vessel 27, such as, for example, a dynamically positionable vessel.
  • the riser string 23 includes multiple riser sections or joints 29 connected together, for example, by a bolted flange or other means known to those skilled in the art.
  • the vessel 27 includes a well bay 31 extending through a floor of the vessel 27, and typically includes a riser spider 32 positioned on an operational platform 33 in a well bay 31 to support the riser string 23 when riser joint connections are being made or broken during running or retrieval of the riser string 23.
  • Embodiments of the present invention apply to both drilling and production risers.
  • the vessel 27 also includes a tensioning system 35, located on the operational platform 33, which provides both lateral load resistance and vertical tension, preferably applied to a slip or tensioning ring 37 attached to the top of the riser string 23.
  • the riser identification and deployment data for each riser joint 29 is communicated, for example, to the shipboard computer 41 by means of a tag such as, for example, an RFID chip or tag 71 (see, e.g., FIG. 8) positioned on each riser joint 29, and an appropriate reader 73, for example, mounted on deck or otherwise connected to the vessel 27 at or adjacent the surface of the sea and operably coupled to or otherwise in communication with the shipboard computer 41 through the local shipboard communication network 43.
  • a tag such as, for example, an RFID chip or tag 71 (see, e.g., FIG. 8) positioned on each riser joint 29, and an appropriate reader 73, for example, mounted on deck or otherwise connected to the vessel 27 at or adjacent the surface of the sea and operably coupled to or otherwise in communication with the shipboard computer 41 through the local shipboard communication network 43.
  • the system 30 can also include riser joint measurement instrument modules 91 each positioned to sense a load represented by strain, riser pipe curve, or accelerometer data, etc., imposed on a separate one of the riser joints 29 forming the riser string 23, a riser joint load data receiver 93 mounted or otherwise connected to the vessel 27 at or adjacent the surface of the sea and operably coupled to the local shipboard communication network 43 to receive load data for each of the deployed riser joints 29 from the riser joint measurement instrument modules 91, and a subsurface communication medium 95 illustrated as provided via a series of replaceable wireless data telemetry stations providing a communication pathway between each of the joint measurement instrument modules 91 and the riser joint load data receiver 93 through a water column associated with the riser string 23.
  • riser joint measurement instrument modules 91 each positioned to sense a load represented by strain, riser pipe curve, or accelerometer data, etc., imposed on a separate one of the riser joints 29 forming the riser string 23, a riser joint load data receiver 93 mounted or otherwise connected to the
  • the measurement instrument modules 91 can determine the magnitude of the loads imposed on the riser string 23 to calculate the magnitude of the stress at various locations on the riser joint 29 or other riser asset. Examples can include excessive stresses, deflections, accelerations, and high frequency alternating stresses in a cross flow motion due to, for example, vortex induced vibration caused by vortices VX. There are a number of methods under which the riser stresses can be measured. In one embodiment, the riser pipe strain is read at a sensor 103, since conversion of strain data to stresses is fairly straightforward and can be done via a relatively simple computer program element.
  • the riser dynamics can be obtained via accelerometers, which may require a more complex set of operations for conversion to material stress from which the operational (e.g., fatigue) life can then be calculated.
  • the load data sent to the riser lifecycle management server 51 can be in either raw data or converted to local stresses by the shipboard computer 41, or some intermediate form if some processing is accomplished by the instrument modules 91.
  • the sensor 103 is carried by a thin clamp-on composite mat (not shown), which can be used to accurately determine the deflection in the riser joint 29.
  • Embodiments of the riser lifecycle management system 30 can also include various methods relating to monitoring and managing a plurality of marine riser assets.
  • the shipboard computer 41 can compare ID data with the list of recently recorded tags. If a duplicate asset is reported, it is disregarded. That is, when utilizing automated reading sensors, the same riser asset may be scanned multiple times while being landed on the spider 32 or during the normal course of handling.
  • the preferred handling procedures can include disregarding duplicate records or duplicate reads within a preselected time period.
  • Embodiments of the apparatuses and associated methods according to the present invention provide several advantages and enhancements, in the context of a riser lifecycle management system 30.
  • embodiments provide for automatically reading identification tags on riser pipes, without requiring hand-held readers, manual processes, or interference with normal operations. That is, embodiments provide a low frequency (LF), stationary reader antenna built into a riser spider that allows riser pipes to be read automatically, as the pipes are fed through the riser spider.
  • LF low frequency
  • embodiments of the present invention can track marine riser pipe sections to thereby enable the system to notify automatically an operator of both routine and unscheduled maintenance events.
  • a routine maintenance event is one that is scheduled sometime in advance, but may have been aided by load history information in the database.
  • An unscheduled maintenance event is one associated with an unexpected incident. For example, one or more riser joints in a string that has been subjected to a direct hit by a hurricane may reach a preset fatigue life trigger level, requiring an inspection of the riser joint at the very least. In such a scenario, the operator would have a high degree of confidence that the remaining riser assets are suitable for marine deployment, reducing the down time associated with inspection of the entire riser string.

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La présente invention concerne un appareil et des procédés permettant de suivre une pluralité de tubes prolongateurs. Faisant partie d'un système de contrôle du cycle de vie du tube prolongateur, l'appareil peut comprendre un collier à coins pour tube prolongateur de pétrole et de gaz pour raccorder une pluralité de sections colonnes montantes pendant l'assemblage d'un train de tiges. Le collier à coins pour tube prolongateur forme un espace annulaire autour d'une première section de la pluralité de sections colonnes montantes pendant le raccordement à une seconde section. L'appareil peut également comprendre un lecteur comprenant un agencement d'antenne pour lire une pluralité d'étiquettes d'identification par radiofréquence, par exemple des étiquettes RFID 125 kHz directionnelles, fixées à ou encastrées à l'intérieur d'une partie surface externe de chacune de la pluralité de sections colonnes montantes.
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